Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of recent rape and sexual assault cases in Delhi-NCR, directing a four-week vulnerability, lighting and CCTV audit and status reports on existing safety mechanisms.
Read Full ArticleTelangana High Court sets aside the order permitting a potency test on trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy, holding that such an examination cannot be ordered routinely without showing its relevance and nexus with the alleged offence of digital penetration.
Himachal Pradesh High Court grants bail to an astrologer accused of sexual assault, holding that no prima facie case of a false promise to marry was made out.
The Supreme Court quashed a POCSO case against a West Bengal school teacher, holding that the students’ statements did not establish sexual intent necessary for aggravated sexual assault.
The Kerala High Court denied bail to a father accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter under the POCSO Act, holding that the victim's mother cannot settle or compromise such offences, which are non-compoundable.
The Bombay High Court set aside Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in the 2013 Tehelka sexual assault case, convicted him under multiple IPC provisions, sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment, and dir...
The Delhi High Court modified a POCSO conviction, holding that the act did not amount to penetrative sexual assault but constituted an attempt to commit aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a chil...
The Madras High Court held that pulling a minor's hand after she ignored a whistle may amount to harassment under Section 11 of the POCSO Act, not sexual assault under Section 8, and suspended the con...
Four men, including Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's grandson, were arrested in Lahore over the alleged kidnapping, gang rape, and extortion of two foreign women.
Kerala HC Upholds Madrassa Teacher’s Conviction for Sexual Assault of Minor Student, Says Child’s Testimony Sufficient for Conviction Under POCSO.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison by Oslo District Court after being convicted of two counts of rape and domestic violence, con...
Orissa High Court has held that inserting a hand inside the clothing of a minor victim, even without proof of digital penetration, constitutes 'sexual assault' under Section 7 of the Protection of Chi...
Madras HC upholds POCSO conviction based solely on DNA evidence despite hostile witnesses, modifies offence category, and reduces sentence.
Rajasthan High Court upheld Asaram’s life sentence for rape of a minor while acquitting him of gang rape charges and acquitting co-accused.
Delhi High Court upheld a tenant’s POCSO conviction for raping a six-year-old girl, holding that an intact hymen does not negate penetration.
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